10 Manga Like My Broken Mariko — Data-Driven Picks (2026)

If you finished My Broken Mariko and want your next read, these recommendations are not someone's opinion — they are computed from comic-lab's database of every manga published in Japan since 1968, combining three similarity axes (art style, setting, story) with real reader-behavior data.

1. Sorry About My Little Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません)

by オザキアキラ · since 2020 · 14 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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2. Ao Haru Ride (アオハライド)

by 咲坂伊緒 · since 2011 · 13 volumes in Japan · no new volumes in recent years

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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3. Me & Roboco (僕とロボコ)

by 宮崎周平 · since 2020 · 25 volumes in Japan · ongoing (next volume already scheduled in Japan)

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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4. The Promised Neverland (約束のネバーランド)

by 出水ぽすか · since 2016 · 20 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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5. Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (ムヒョとロージーの魔法律相談事務所)

by 西義之 · since 2005 · 35 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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6. Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ)

by 吉住渉 · since 1992 · 21 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in setting & themes and story & tone.

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7. Machida-kun no Sekai (町田くんの世界)

by 安藤ゆき · since 2015 · 7 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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8. Infection (インフェクション)

by 及川徹 · since 2016 · 29 volumes in Japan · publication status unknown

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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9. Succubus & Hitman (サキュバス&ヒットマン)

by 深見真 · since 2020 · 13 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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10. Orochi ni Totsuida Musume (大蛇に嫁いだ娘)

by フシアシクモ · since 2021 · 8 volumes in Japan · ongoing

Why it matches: close in story & tone and setting & themes.

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Method: similarity is computed over cover-art embeddings, thematic categories and plot descriptions of 133,000+ works, blended with co-reading behavior. Volume counts and dates reflect Japanese editions and update automatically.

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